February 5. 20I4
The
Portland Observer
Black History Month
Freedom Riders
for Civil Rights
Multicultural
film festival
presents
documentary
F re e d o m to trav e l w ith o u t
threat o f harm or death for people
o f co lo r w as hard earned through
co n stan t struggles that peaked
in the 1960s w ith brutally raging
across A m erica.
O n T uesday, Feb. 11, at 6
p.m ., the Jefferson H igh School
M u lticultural F ilm F estival p re
sen ts F re e d o m R id ers at the
N orth P ortland L ibrary, 512 N.
K illin gsw orth St. T he au d io v i
sual jo u rn al from P B S ’ A m eri
can E x perience tells the story o f
several o f the m ost chilling ac
co u n ts from 1961 freedom rides
th rough the D eep South.
T he d o cu m en tary w ill be fol
low ed by a facilitated discussion
led by Dr. C arm en T hom pson,
in stru cto r o f history at P ortland
C o m m u n ity C ollege, and M s.
K aren H aberm an T rusty w ho in
1963 jo u rn ey e d , as an exchange
student to S pelm an C ollege and
p articip ated in S tudent N o n v io
lent C oordinating C om m ittee sit-
ins ch allen g in g Jim C row law s.
A Greyhound bus
that had carried
Freedom Riders
burns beside the
highway on May
14, 1961 —
Mother's Day — in
Anniston, Ala.
Packilg your lunch
should be rewarded
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The com m unity is in vited to join
the screening and discussion.
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African
American
Read-In
L ocal celebrities and com fnu-
nity leaders will read from w orks
by th eir favorite A frican A m eri
can w riters at the 18th annual
A frican A m erican R ead-In on
S unday, Feb. 9 from 2 p.m . to
3:30 p.m . at the N orth Portland
L ibrary, 512 N K illingsw orth St.
Fiction and nonfiction for chil
dren and adults will be featured
in an afternoon o f good w ords
from great w orks. T his B lack
H istory M onth event is co sp o n
sored by the P ortland R eading
C o u n c il, O reg o n A llia n ce o f
B lack S ch o o l E d u c a to rs and
M ultn o m ah C ounty Library.
In addition to the stories, there
will be m usic, refreshm ents, and
fun activities for the whole family.
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